Test Results - Booting FATDOG directly from its ISO download

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Results: Tests of BOOTING @fatdog from its ISO file to its desktop

Note: Booting FATDOG from its ISO files eliminates issues of extractions and boot-menu changes which often can result in errors. The ISO file booting is trouble-free retaining all the properties expected in a Frugal use.

Approach-intent: Merely download the ISO file and boot it to desktop to be operational. No intermediate step(s) required.

Forum	------ Bare-Metal ------	------- QEMU (VM) -------	PXE

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Distro	Ventoy	SG2D	Native	Ventoy	SG2D	PXE
Fatdog64-814	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fatdog64-900	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fatdog64-901	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fatdog64-902	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Fatdog64-903	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Legend for 'N' (No) in table

• (1) - Drops out to GRUB prompt

• (2) - Stops at Console w/o Desktop

• (3) - TRAP/Abend during boot

• (4) - IMG Not Supported by Launcher

• (5) - Requires session-save parm, manually added, to GRUB2 Menu stanza for boot

• (6) - Not tested

• (7) - WoofCE PUPs: SAVESPEC will NOT be honored; if 'PSAVE' boot parm specified, boot will drop to GRUB prompt

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QEMU stanza used in tests

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qemu-system-x86_64 -name "FATDOG v902 ISO from Ventoy USB" -enable-kvm -vga std -m 2G -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime /dev/sdc

Where "/dev/sdc" is the Ventoy USB (also same path when the SG2D USB is in the PC slot)

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For Understanding
Ventoy and SuperGrub2Disk (SG2D) are merely 'launchers' for booting ISO or IMG files to desktop.

Add your ISO/IMG files to their folders and start the USB/disc/disk to list all ISO/IMG files it finds within its folder(s). Selecting a file from its list, allows the distro to boot to desktop.

The launchers do not modify or change ISO/IMG distro file contents.

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Reserved